aatheist
/eɪˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/
aatheist noun: a person who does not believe in the existence of atheists.
Noun
aatheist (plural aatheists)
- A person who does not believe in the existence of atheists.
- A weak aatheist is someone who lacks belief in the existence of atheists. A strong aatheist is someone who believes that atheists do not exist. […]
- Now. I'm a weak aatheist. That doesn't mean I can't be a theist. I believe my toaster is god. So, I consider myself to be a theist. Most atheist^([sic]) consider me to be a theist when asked off guard. That's because atheists consider "stupid beliefs" to be theisms. So I'm a theist.1999 August 26, Dr Sinister, “Re: God”, in alt.philosophy.debate (Usenet), message-ID <8E2DF65E7kickass@news.globalserve.net>
Forms of aatheist
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Origin of aatheist
From a- + atheist, a negation of a negation. Technically (and disregarding this word's informality and humorousness), it should have been “anatheist”, with the euphonious prevocalic alpha privative (i.e., an-), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-); compare anaesthesia (from an- + aesthesia), anarchy, anorexia, and anaerobic.
Questions about aatheist
- What does aatheist mean?
- Aatheist means a person who does not believe in the existence of atheists.
- What part of speech is aatheist?
- Aatheist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aatheist?
- Aatheist is pronounced /eɪˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/.
- What is the plural of aatheist?
- The plural of aatheist is aatheists.
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